2019 UAB Blazers football team

The 2019 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark.

2019 UAB Blazers football
C-USA West Division co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2019 record9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryant Vincent (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (3rd season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 71,594)
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 1     11 3  
Marshall  6 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky  6 2     9 4  
Charlotte  5 3     7 6  
Middle Tennessee  3 5     4 8  
FIU  3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3     7 6  
North Texas  3 5     4 8  
UTSA  3 5     4 8  
Rice  3 5     3 9  
UTEP  0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blazers predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1North Texas (20)
2Southern Miss (4)
3Louisiana Tech
4UAB (2)
5UTSA
6Rice
7UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[2]

All-CUSA Offense[2]
Position Player Class
RB Spencer Brown Jr.
All-CUSA Defense[2]
Position Player Class
DL Garrett Marino Sr.
All-CUSA Special Teams[2]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule

UAB announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Alabama State*ESPN+W 24–1939,165
September 711:00 a.m.at Akron*CBSSNW 31–2018,972
September 212:30 p.m.South Alabama*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
NFLNW 35–327,932
September 286:00 p.m.at Western KentuckyESPN+L 13–2020,304
October 56:00 p.m.Rice
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 35–2023,526
October 125:00 p.m.at UTSAESPN+W 33–1415,728
October 193:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 38–1419,511
November 26:00 p.m.at Tennessee*ESPNUL 7–3085,791
November 92:30 p.m.at Southern MissNFLNL 2–3723,819
November 1612:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN3W 37–1019,875
November 232:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+W 20–1418,346
November 303:00 p.m.at North TexasStadiumW 26–2116,406
December 712:30 p.m.Florida AtlanticCBSSNL 6–4914,387
December 218:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Appalachian State*ESPNL 17–3121,202

[4]

Game summaries

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 13 0 6 0 19
Blazers 14 10 0 0 24

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 10 14 0 31
Zips 6 0 0 14 20

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 3 0 0 0 3
Blazers 14 14 7 0 35

at Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 7 3 0 13
Hilltoppers 3 10 0 7 20

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 13 0 0 20
Blazers 0 21 14 0 35

at UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 13 7 10 33
Roadrunners 0 7 7 0 14

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 11 0 14
Blazers 14 14 7 3 38

at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 0 7 7
Volunteers 6 17 7 0 30

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 2 0 0 2
Golden Eagles 7 13 10 7 37

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 3 10
Blazers 17 6 7 7 37

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Blazers 3 10 7 0 20

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 14 9 0 26
Mean Green 7 7 7 0 21

at Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 3 0 0 6
Owls 14 21 7 7 49

vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0
No. 20 Mountaineers 0

References

  1. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  2. "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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